Intravenous erythropoietin in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: REVEAL: a randomized controlled trial.

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Published in JAMA on May 11, 2011

Authors

Samer S Najjar1, Sunil V Rao, Chiara Melloni, Subha V Raman, Thomas J Povsic, Laura Melton, Gregory W Barsness, Kristi Prather, John F Heitner, Rakhi Kilaru, Luis Gruberg, Vic Hasselblad, Adam B Greenbaum, Manesh Patel, Raymond J Kim, Mark Talan, Luigi Ferrucci, Dan L Longo, Edward G Lakatta, Robert A Harrington, REVEAL Investigators

Author Affiliations

1: Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Samer.S.Najjar@medstar.net

Associated clinical trials:

REVEAL: Reduction of Infarct Expansion and Ventricular Remodeling With Erythropoietin After Large Myocardial Infarction | NCT00378352

Erythropoietin Effect on ischemic_ Reperfusion Injury in Cronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery | NCT02984111

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